A mutual fund company is an investment company that receives money from investors for the sole purpose to invest stocks, bonds, and other securities for the benefit of the investors. A mutu inal fund is the portfolio of stocks, bonds, or other securities thatMutual funds are generally safer, but less profitable, than stocks, and riskier,but more profitable than bonds or bank accounts, although its profit-risk profile can vary widely, depending on the fund's investment objective.Most mutual funds are open-end funds, which sells new shares continuously or buys them back from the shareholder (redeems them), dealing directly with the investor (no-load funds) or through broker-dealers, who receive the sales load of a buy or sell order.